Key facts
- Two U.S. small businesses have sued President Trump to block his latest global tariffs.
- The lawsuit, filed in New York, argues the tariffs exceed presidential authority.
- The businesses claim the tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about 'forced labor' to be legally justified.
- The plaintiffs argue the tariffs are an attempt to re-impose duties previously ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
- The Liberty Justice Center is representing the small businesses and has a history of successfully challenging Trump's tariffs.
Hours after President Trump enacted new global tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, two U.S. small businesses have filed a lawsuit seeking to block them. The legal challenge, brought by the Liberty Justice Center, argues that the new policy exceeds the president's authority to tax imports. The businesses contend that the tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about 'forced labor' to be legally justified and that the president is attempting to re-impose duties previously ruled illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center has a track record of successfully challenging President Trump's previous tariffs.